Storysacks offers parents a free storybook and factual book, while they must come up with some art work and props to make their story come alive.
Participants of the course create their own ‘Story Bag’ made up of props related to a specific book. This is developed week by week as a different part of a book is focused on and the appropriate items are made and collected together in the bag. The process gives participants an opportunity to think about what elements there are to a book, the value of sharing books with children as well as being fun and creative.
They will record their story on cassette, and design a literacy or numeracy game to extend their child’s existing emergent literacy skills. These courses are a very attractive way of reaching those who are unlikely to attend mainstream adult education classes.
Aims
To encourage parents to:- Improve their confidence and stimulate an interest in books and stories
- Identify what is a good book is
- Choose suitable books for their children
- Be aware of use of voice and tone when sharing /reading stories
- Realise that there are opportunities to extend talk and vocabulary when sharing books
- Realise that books have component parts
- Understand there are different sorts of books
- Create games that compliment the stories